Setting Up Your Calendar

How do I set the time zone for my calendar?

To change the default time zone and other settings, follow these steps:

Access Google Calendar.

In the upper right of the page, click Settings.

On the General page, in the Language section, select a language.

In the Country and Your current time zone sections, select the appropriate options.

In the Date format section, select an option.

In the Time format section, select an option.

Click Save at the bottom of the page.

Does Google Calendar have event reminders?

Yes, by default, Google Calendar displays a pop-up reminder 10 minutes
before an event. You change the reminder time by editing the settings
for your calendar.

I set up event reminders, but I still don't see them. Why?

To receive event reminders, make sure your Calendar window is open.

Can I change the number of days that appear on my calendar?

Yes, you can specify a custom number of days. Click Settings in the upper-right corner of you Calendar window. On the General tab, select a number of days in the Custom view drop-down list.

Can I view the number of the week in my calendar ?

No, this view isn't available.

Can I show more than one time zone on my calendar?

Yes, you can view two time zones in Google Calendar. To add another time zone to your calendar view, click Settings. On the General tab, under Your current time zone, select another time zone in the Additional time zone list.

Scheduling Meetings

Can I book rooms and resources using Google Calendar?

Yes, we've added all the bookable resources to Google Calendar. In your invitation, click the Check guest and resource availability link. In the Find a Time window that appears, you can search for a resource or browse the list of resources.

Can I book multiple rooms at once?

Yes, you can book more than one room or resource for your event invitation.

Can I invite a mailing list from our corporate directory to a meeting?

Yes, you can invite any mailing list (group) in our corporate directory to a meeting. Each member of the group will receive an email invitation. Note, however, that the email invitation won’t show all the members of the group. Also, the group members will appear in the invitation on each attendee’s calendar only if you have permission to view the group’s member list.

Can I invite meeting attendees who are outside of EHOVE?

Yes, you can send meeting invitations to any email address.

Will I get a notification if an attendee accepts my meeting invitation?<

By default, notifications are turned off. But you can turn reminders
on, and choose whether to receive a pop-up notification or an email
notification:

Access Google Calendar.

In the upper-right corner of the page, click Settings.

Click the Calendars tab.

Under My Calendars, click the Notifications link for your calendar.

Choose the settings you want.

Click Save.

Can I see a list of attendees who have accepted my invitation?

Yes, open the event details to see who has accepted your invitation.

What's the maximum number of invitees for a meeting?

An event can have a maximum of 500 attendees. However, an invitee can be either an individual or a Google group. You can therefore invite up to 500 groups, allowing for a virtually unlimited number of total attendees.

Can I set up a recurring meeting?

Yes, Google Calendar fully supports recurring meetings. To set one up, in your meeting invitation, select an option in the Repeats drop-down list.

As the meeting host, can I change the schedule by dragging the meeting to a new time on my calendar?

Yes, if you drag the meeting to another time, Google Calendar will ask you if you want to notify your guests.

Is there a way to invite an optional attendee to a meeting?

Yes. Add your first guest to the event. This displays a Make some attendees optional link. Click the link, and you'll be able to select which guests are optional.

How long do past events stay on my Google calendar?

Your past events remain on your calendar forever, unless
you delete them. If you want to view past events, make sure you wait a
few seconds for Google Calendar to retrieve them for the date you
select.

Can I create "live" links in my event description?

Yes, but only if you don't let attendees edit the invitation (don't select the Guests can modify event check
box). Note that, as the host, you always can edit the invitation, the
links won't appear as "live" on your own calendar. However, you'll see
the live links in the event confirmation message you receive.

To create a link to a website in the event description, simply type the URL, such as http://www.google.com.

You can also create linked text by using HTML tags. For example, to create the link Product Info, you would use HTML code in the format <a href="www.some-url.com">Product Info</a>.
If the HTML code is valid, Google Calendar hides the HTML when you save
the event (but shows the text "Product Info"). It then creates the link
in the invitation that attendees receive.

Can I edit just one instance of a meeting in a recurring meeting?

Yes. Open the instance that you want to edit, make your changes, and click Save.
Google Calendar then asks you whether you want to apply your changes to
just the selected meeting, all meetings, or all meetings moving forward.

Can I make a meeting private?

Yes, Google Calendar has privacy settings. In the event details, select Private so only others with Make changes to events privileges (or higher) for your calendar can see the event and its details.

File Attachments in Calendar

Can I attach files to a meeting invitation?

Yes. The best way to do this is by enabling the Event attachments lab in your Calendar Settings. After that, an Add attachment link becomes available. Click the link to either attach a Google Doc or upload any other type of file from your computer or network (such as a Microsoft Office document, PDF, and so on). Note that you have to share any Google Doc you attach with guests for them to view the attachment.

If someone who is using Outlook sends me an invitation with a file attachment, will I get the attachment?

Yes, you'll still get the attachment in the email invitation you
receive. However, the attachment won't appear in the event on your
calendar.

Calendar Sharing

What level of access to others have to my calendar? Are my calendar details public?

By default, your calendar is shared with everyone at EHOVE, and they can see your calendar's free/busy information only. However, you can turn off calendar sharing.

If you share your calendar with everyone at EHOVE,
you can specify whether they can see only free/busy information or all
event details. You can also share your calendar with specific people at EHOVE, and can give them one of the following levels of access:

See free/busy information only

See all event details

Make changes to your calendar

Make changes and share your calendar with others

If I want to access another employee's calendar, such as my manager, does that person need to give me permission?

Yes, if you want to access another employee's calendar, that person
must give you permission, by editing the settings for the calendar.

If someone
shares his or her calendar with me, can I receive notifications when
attendees accept invitations to that person's events?

Yes, you can set up notifications for a shared calendar. However, by
default, notifications are turned off. Here's how to turn them on:

Access Google Calendar.

In the upper-right corner of the page, click Settings.

Click the Calendars tab.

On the Calendars tab, click the Notifications link for the calendar.

Choose the settings you want.

Click Save.

If someone shares his or her calendar with me, can I hide the calendar?

Yes, you can hide the calendar by clicking it in your list of calendars on the left of your calendar view.

Meeting Invitations

If I'm invited to a meeting, can I propose a new time for it?

Not directly, as in Outlook, but there's an easy workaround. First, open the invitation and, under Are You Coming?, select Maybe. Then do one of the following:

To propose a new time to the host only, enter your proposal in the Add a Note field.

To propose a new time to all the attendees, click the Email guests link in the upper-right corner to send your new proposal in an email message to one or more attendees.

Can I forward an invitation to another employee?

Yes, if the meeting host selected the option to allow guests to invite others. If so, in your meeting invitation, click Add guests, type the address to which you want to forward the invitation, and then click Save.
Google Calendar will ask you if you want to send an invitation to the
new guest. The new guest will then always receive updates to the
meeting from the host. Note that the meeting host is notified by email
that you invited another attendee.

If someone outside of EHOVE sends me an invitation from another type of calendar, can I accept the invitation on my Google calendar?

Yes, in most cases, you can. If possible, Google Calendar inserts an Add to Calendar link
in the invitation. Simply click the link, and the invitation is added
to your Google calendar. Otherwise, if the invitation is in the
standard .ics format (such as Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes
invitations), you can download the .ics file and upload it to Google
Calendar.

Other Calendar Questions

I don't receive an email notification when an attendee responds to my meeting invitations. Why?

By default, invitation replies are turned off in Google Calendar.
You can turn them on by editing your calendar settings.